The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-10-12

man, the forms OF THE MIRROR had to be re-
turned which will account for the delay of our
mail subscribers getting their papers, last week.
The boys when sweeping out their cells must
be little more careful in future and not frt the
dirt and water on the newly whitewashed walls.
So says Mr.. Colgan. "A word to the wise." etc.
j. NJ. Smith DIR. A. A. Ames o. Plummer.
VIM. w. McClusky, Il. H. Steele and VIM. Nj.
Bracket. we're among the Minneapoltans who
added their names to THE MIRRORS subscrip-
ton list last week.
1t was our unfortunate l5-year-old Jimmy
O'Niel who sent in the lines "I'll be An Honest
Man Tomorrow" published last week. and not
the famous ''SalOr Jack" author Of Hail to the
Mirror some of the boys have asserted.
Misses Nina Evans and Ida Hawley. and
Arthur W. Ballard. Minneapolis, accompanied by
J. c. Rhodes Jr., visited the library the first of
the week. and the two young ladies will here
after get their prison news direct from THE MIR
ROR.
Miss Grace Armstrong. Minneapolis: Miss
Matte Drum, White Bear Lake: DR.. J. w. Wes-
son and lady; Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Atwood. and
Miss Christian Ha nson. city, formed one of the
numerous parties who registered at the library
last week.
Sheriff Swenson, of Minneapolis. brought over
four unfortunates Saturday, one a lad of lG. who
had worked for heartless employer FL days and
rendered the munifcent sum of four dollars
for his services. He raised" the check to sl4.
Result, five years. Justice!
Geo. Wilmot, Broom. Iowa, and Chas f.
Finch, Whitewater, Wis.,. delegates to the X. of
L. convention at Minneapolis. came over and in
spected the prison Saturday. which included
call on THE MIRROR. They wers accompanied
by Clinton Merrick. of Forest City, Iowa.
IL the laundry maid who 'did up the editors
buster does not reform her method of applying
the starch, he will be obliged to transfer his pat
ronage to some other establishment 1t took
himself and the Basket fully -steen minutes,
aided with cold chisel to pry open the pockets
The appearance OF the library is decidedly
improved by the addition Of some very pretty
flowers donated by Mrs. H. G. Stordock Mrs. John
Scott and Misses Edna Chase and Scott. The rib
bons on the deer heads so much admired were pre-.
sented by Mrs. s. s. Tough and MISS Laura Lind
holm.
MIR. Vincent 7. Cover. brother of our efficient
assistant deputy warden. is apI o,nted guardian of
the bridge of sighs." vice Geo. c. McNeal. When
be afraid. A pleasant, winning smile is easily
drawn from under his fierc~looking mustache
and like his worthy brother his official eye can
team kindness even in its most sharp expression.
Callers at the library Oct 10: Charles Berg
and wife. Red Wing: Alfred Shields. Minneapolis;
Thos. Henry, Brainerd Mrs. J. ]. Mullen, Owa-
tonna Misses Leny and Rosa Kuhn. Isaac p.
BryentOn, city; Mrs. II. H. Opsahl, Minneapolis;
Mrs. Hanson, Mrs. Tho1, city: Judge Crosby.
HastinSs NJ. Wood, OshkOsh: james Strachen,
Barnesvelle; Mrs. +. w. La Ponte. Mrs. II. B..
Grave. Mrs. p. Thompson, Wilson, Wis.
We aim to give satisfaction in prices and in
quality of goods. in all departments of our bust
ness and can. with pride, refer all strangers to
our customers since 1885, We desire, through the
columns of THE MIRROR to call the publics' atten-
ton to our stock, at all times new, modern, and
by far the largest in the ST. Croix Valley. of drugs,
family medicines. lumbermen's drug supplies,
paints, varnishes, brushes. and beautiful parlor
AID hanging lamps. Crandall 4 Barclay.
The clerical-looking gentleman with the IRON
gray whiskers. who presided guard on 1.-The
bridge Of sighs' has been promoted to higher
position. He is now the monarch of a mansion
high up on the wall, commonly known as wall
station No. =. Whether the heart. rending signs
of the poor mortals who pass across the bridge"
to change clothes for time, the want of fresh
air undermined his nervous system not we do
not know. He said it was air, and he now has the
ARREST place around the prison.
Assistant Deputy Warden Cover dOsen't take
as much stock in promotions as he once did. Last
Sunday night he sat by the bedside of his daugh
ter. who was dangerously i'll. Between two and
three O'Clock a neighbours dog howled mourn
fully near a window of the sick room. continuing
his hideous noise until the anxious watcher went
out and drove him away. Thousands of good
men and women who have tried all their lives to
rid themselves Of superstitious notions would